Clamping means for mirrors for motor vehicles



Feb. 22; 1938.

w. ROSEN 2,109,142

CLAMPING MEANS FOR MIRRORS FOR MOTOR VEHICLES 1 Filed July 30, 1937 Abra/1am W Rose/1 INVENTOR.

ATTORNEY.

Patented Feb 22,1938 r r r 4 r I V V a r 2,109,142 7 CIAMPING MEANS FOR MIRRORS MOTOR VEHICLES ,.Ab raham W. Rosen, New YorkyN. Y. 7 Application July 30, 1937, Serial No. 156,473 I 3 Claims. (01. 248-226) 7' This invention relates to rear vision mirrors A carrying rod 2| is riveted or otherwise tightly and more particularlyto the. kinds equippedwith secured to the center of the base 11. 22 is a swivel joints of the construction disclosed in guide pin slidingly engaging a bore 23 in the end Patent #1,816,700 issued to me on July 28; 1931. of rod 2|. 1 24 is an enlarged head of the pin 22.

It is the principal object-of the invention to 25, is afollowerplate substantially rectangular provide mirrors of that kind with novel clamping in outline and fitting loosely within the inside of means which may be fastened. about the door the base H. The center of the plate 25 is deframe of an automobile so as to effectually posipressed to receive the head 24 of the pin 22 which tion and support the mirror against displacement is securely riveted orotherwise fastened to it, so through vibration and opening and closing and that the outsideof the head and the outside of 10 inadvertent slamming of the door and which will the plate present a straight surface. l r not interfere with the operation of the door. I 26 isa rubber plate or cushion of substantially Another object is to provide clamping means the same contour asfollower plate 25. It may be of a character which will not mar the outside polsomewhat larger, but not beyond the outline of ished surface of the door, and at the same time the flange ll! of the base I! within the confines l5 exert more pressure against the door frame than of which the rubber plate 26 should be located.

clamping means known heretofore. Rubber plate 26 is preferably, but not necessarily, A further object is to provide a universally adglued or otherwise fastened to follower plate 25. justable mirror with effective clamping means 1 are Slotted Set SC eWS in readed E which can readily be applied and which will be ment with the base I! straddling the rod 2| and 20 of simple and inexpensive construction, attracbearing against the plate 25. tive in appearance, and dependable in use. Rod 21 is preferably bent at 28 and has fastened With the above and other objects in View, a toit by means of a ball and socket joint 29 a mirpreferred embodiment of the invention is shown ror 30. The details of the joint 29 are substanin the accompanying drawing in which tially the same as those shown in Patent #1,816,- 25

Fig. 1 is a plan view of a mirror clamped to 700 s ued to e on July 8, 1931. the door frame of a motor vehicle, a fragmentary The entire mirror assembly is readily applied sectional view of which is shown; a to the motor vehicle by simply slipping the clamp Fig. 2 is an elevational view, partly in section, 6 Ove the outward y p je g flange I2 of 30 taken along the plane of line 2--2 in Fig. 1; the door II, the flange fitting within the U formed 30 Fig. 3 is a longitudinal sectional view taken with the extension 20 of the base H. In this poalong the plane of line 3-3 in Fig. 1; sition, the rubber plate 26 contacts with the out- Fig. 4 is a cross-sectional view taken along the side of the door. The set screws 21 are then plane of line 4-4 in Fig. 3 in which the door screwed into the'base l1 and force the follower frame has been omitted; and r plate 25 against the rubber plate 26 causing it to 35 Fig. 5 is a longitudinal sectional view taken contact t ly with the door. along the plane 5-5 in Fig. 3 in which the door The follower plate 25 is always held by virtue frame has also been omitted for sake of clearness. 0f t e g i epin 23 Parallel t0 e rubber plate Like characters of reference denote similar because it cannot tilt due to the close fit of the 40 parts throughout the several views and the folpin within the bore 23. Thus there will always 40 lowing specification. be a uniform pressure between the rubber plate I0 is a jamb for a door ll of a motor vehicle. and the (1001 flange. even should there e an l2 is a laterally extending flange of the door even adjustment of the set screws. The relatively which extends into a recess l3 of the jarnb. M lar Contact Surface of t e ru ber plate 0bis a glass window slidingly fitted within a recess vio'usly prevents marring of the surface of the 45 15 of the door. These parts are shown more or door as compared w clamping v r y less diagrammatically and for the purpose of ilemployed in which either two set screws indilustrating a typical application of the invention v lly ar inst in ividual round Washers only, concentrating pressure in spots, and usually mar [6 i a clamping me b r i ti of n l ring the surface, or in which two arms straddling 50 gated substantially rectangular cup-shaped base the (100K841? drawn together y amp screws.

I! having on three sides a slightly outwardly ex- Attention is particularly drawn to the fact tending flange l8 and one of its long sides bent that by means of the construction disclosed an over at l9 to extend parallel to the base l1 at 20 exceptional large frictional contact is established forming a U therewith. between the door and the clamp and, it being 55 'within the base having iingly engaging a bore elongated downwardly, resists downward sliding more effectively than-were the set screws and the base of the clamp with its plates disposed laterally. This is especially important in. mirrors of the kind illustrated, because the swivel at the mirror itself at the end of the carrier rod causes a particular severe strain upon the. clamp when adjusting the mirror.

While I have shown the, clamp attached to the door ofra motor vehicle as a.v preferred application, the'same may, of course, be fitted to any other suitablepart of a vehicle. It is obvious therefore that various other changes in form,

proportions and minor details ofconstruction may be resorted to without departingfrom the principles or V of the invention as defined 'in the appended claims. e

What I claim as new, is:

V 1.. A clamp adapted to be fastened to the door flange-of a motor-vehicle consisting of an elongated base, having-its'centenrigidly connected to a mirror carrying rod and having one of its long sides extended to forma U to slip over the said flange, an elongated a central guide pin slidwithinthe said rod and having a resilient cushion, and a-set screw at each side of the said rod and through the elongated ends of the .saidplate and cushionuniformly against the said flange.

sacrificing any of the advantages.

plate loosely fittedsaid base adapted to force the 2. A mounting for vehicle mirrors comprising a carrying rod, 9. ball and socket joint adjacent the mirror at one end'and a clamp at the other end of the rod, the clamp consisting of an elongatedbase having its center rigidly connected to the said rod' and having one of its long. sides extended to iorm a U, an elongated plate loosely fitted within the base having a central guide pin slidingly engaging a bore within the said rod and having a resilient cushion, and-a set screw at each side of the said rod and throughthe elongated ends of the said baseto contact with the said plate. 7

3. A mirror assembly a mirror adjustably mounted upon one end of a carrying rod and a clamp fastened to the other adapted to be fastened to the door flange of a motor vehicle comprising I end of the said rod, theclamp consisting of an elongated cup-shaped base having its "center rigidly connected to the said rod and having one of its long sides extended to form a U to' slip over the saidfiange, an elongated plate loosely slidinglyengaginga borewithin the said rod and having a resilient cushion, and ,a set screw at each side of the said rod and through the elongated ends of the said base to force .the said plate and cushion. uniformly againstthe said flange t; Y ABRAHAM W. ROSEN.

1 -fitted within the'ba'se having a central guide pin 

